The First Concerto

Toya's Room

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Toya

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No, this doesn't sound right either...
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Toya

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(This song won't be able to reproduce the atmosphere from that night.)
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Toya

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(You can do better.)
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Toya

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(Find a way to give it more energy.)
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Toya

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(Find a way to write a song that can help us surpass RAD WEEKEND...!)
A few months earlier
Weekend Garage

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Ken

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Even if you do get better, just putting on events like you've been doing until now probably won't get you far.
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Ken

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It's hard to make a flame burn bright when it's close to going out. You won't get many chances.
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Ken

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Which is why... You're going to split up the work.
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Akito

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Huh?
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Ken

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These will be crucial steps towards putting on an event that surpasses RAD WEEKEND.
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Ken

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First, Akito, you go reignite your audience.
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Akito

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Our audience...?
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Toya

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(I see...
We're each going to do what's necessary for us to actually surpass RAD WEEKEND.)
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Toya

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(Akito's being tasked with reigniting our audience. That suits him very well, so I'm sure he'll succeed...)
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Ken

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Next, Toya, you're up.
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Toya

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I'm listening...!
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Ken

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You're going to be the “track maker”.
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Toya

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What...?
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Ken

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You'll be solely responsible for all the tracks your team is going to use to surpass RAD WEEKEND.
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Toya

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I'm...going to make all of them...?
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Ken

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Yeah, that's right.
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Ken

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Obviously, a good event needs good songs. On top of that, you're trying to surpass RAD WEEKEND, which means they need to be of a certain quality.
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An

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Y-Yeah, Toya is really good at this stuff...
But making him do everything on his own doesn't seem fair...
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Ken

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Then, I'll take this opportunity to explain my reasoning.
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Ken

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First, let me talk about the songs we made for RAD WEEKEND.
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Ken

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The three of us made them together by putting everything we felt and experienced into them.

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Toya

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Everything you felt and experienced...
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Ken

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That's right.
Especially because it was the last event Nagi could sing in.
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Ken

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We made sure not to leave anything behind.
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Ken

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And it was worth it in the end because we'd never performed at that kind of level before...
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Ken

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So, you'll need to come up with songs that can surpass that.
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Ken

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Songs that encompass everything you've felt and experienced.
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Toya

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...
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Ken

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Without anything like that, it won't matter how well you perform. You won't be able to surpass the atmosphere we created that night. Not ever.
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Toya

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(Yes, I understand that much...)
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Toya

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(The atmosphere from that night wasn't born from Ken or the others' singing. Those songs moved everyone's hearts. It was clear even from that video...)
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Toya

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(But...)
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Toya

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Am I really up to the task...?
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Toya

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I believe we have plenty of motivation.
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Toya

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Especially after making the decision to carry everyone's dreams forward. Yours, Nagi's Taiga's and all the locals...
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Toya

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So, I doubt our resolve falls short of you and your team's.
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Toya

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However, me coming up with songs that can reflect that is a different story...
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Ken

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I think you can.
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Toya

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You do...?
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Ken

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I had a chance to listen to what you've all already made...
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Ken

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And there's something different about your songs, Toya. A lot of them didn't require lyrics. I could feel what was going on through sound alone...
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Ken

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This is just my guess...
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Ken

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But I think you've had a special connection to music since you were a child. A connection that most people don't have.
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Ken

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Those experiences are what I believe will help you create...

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Toya

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Oh...

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Toya's Father

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Don't just play aimlessly.
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Toya's Father

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Think about what the composer was thinking and feeling. Think about why they wrote this song the way they did.
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Ken

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Of course, Toya, you're not the only one who can weave their feelings and emotions into their songs.
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Ken

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And I know those feelings are very complicated. Still, I think you have the best shot at turning what your team is feeling into music.
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Kohane

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Yeah, I agree. I did feel a lot of different emotions when I listened to your song, Aoyagi...
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An

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Me too. As sad as I am to hear that our old songs won't really do...
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An

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I think you'll do a great job of making songs that reflect how we really feel, Toya!
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Ken

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Still, I know I'm asking a lot of you...
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Ken

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And it'll certainly be tough, but do you think you can handle it...?
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Toya

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Yes.
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Toya

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If you believe that I'm going to surpass the songs that you and your team made, Ken... Then I'm up for the challenge...
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Akito

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Looks like we're both about to have it rough.
But...
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Akito

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We're counting on you, Toya!
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Kohane

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You can do it, Aoyagi!
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Toya

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Thank you!
Next Chapter: Toya's Notebook